Geek Links — July 20, 2010
Posted on July 21, 2010 by Chris Nelson
Work has been extremely busy so I haven’t had as much time to collect articles this week. Still, I’ve got some gems. IEEE takes on Kevin Costner’s Oil-Spill Cleanup devices, Brendan Eich presents the history of Javascript, Stallman speaks on privacy and freedom, and much more. As usual, enjoy.
Science
- Dan Ariely on our buggy moral code
- Gallery – Fascinating frogs hopping to extinction
- Can Kevin Costner’s Machines Really Help the Gulf Cleanup?
Linux
Programming
- Brendan Eich – A Brief History of JS
- The Great Ruby Shootout (July 2010)
- Open Source Transcription Software?
- Cool, Science-y Masters Programs For Software Devs?
- Remix This Game — a Free Software Experiment
Politics
Security
- Experts predict extensive attacks of Windows zero-day
- Stallman on Privacy and Freedom
- Top Secret America
Smartphones
- Handset world: Don’t speak for us, Steve Jobs
- Apple’s attempt to draw RIM into self-made debacle unacceptable
- Nokia releases official statement about antenna design
Anime
- Tezuka’s Buddha Trailer 映画「手塚治虫のブッダ－赤い砂漠よ！美しく－」オフィシャ ルサイト
- Vocaloid – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia — The source of all those cosplayers we saw at fanime
- hatsune miku — pictures of Hatsune mike, so you know what I’m talking about
